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polish
English
Etymology
From Middle English polishen, from Old French poliss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of polir, from Latin pol?re (“to polish, make smooth”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: p?'l?sh, IPA(key): /?p?l??/
- (US) enPR: pä'l?sh, IPA(key): /?p?l??/
Noun
polish (countable and uncountable, plural polishes)
- A substance used to polish.
- Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.
- Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.
Synonyms
- (substance): wax
- (smoothness, shininess): finish, sheen, shine, shininess, smoothness
- (cleanliness in performance or presentation): class, elegance, panache, refinement, style
Derived terms
- depolish
- expolish
- repolish
Related terms
- polissoir
Translations
See also
- apple-polish
- French polish
- furniture polish
- glacial polish
- nail polish
- polish remover
- shoe polish
- spit and polish
- stove polish
- varnish polish
Verb
polish (third-person singular simple present polishes, present participle polishing, simple past and past participle polished)
- (transitive) To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.
- (transitive) To refine; remove imperfections from.
- 1699, William Temple, Heads designed for an essay on conversations
- Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace: the first apt to give stiffness, the other suppleness: one gives substance and form to the statue, the other polishes it.
- 1699, William Temple, Heads designed for an essay on conversations
- (transitive) To apply shoe polish to shoes.
- (intransitive) To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface.
- a. 1626, Francis Bacon, Inquisitions touching the compounding of metals
- The other [gold], whether it will polish so well Wherein for the latter [brass] it is probable it will
- a. 1626, Francis Bacon, Inquisitions touching the compounding of metals
- (transitive) To refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Milton to this entry?)
Synonyms
- (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing): wax, shine, buff, furbish, burnish, smooth, bone
- (refine): hone, perfect, refine
Derived terms
- polishable
- polished
- polisher
- polishing
- polishment
- polishure
- repolish
- unpolish
Related terms
- polite
Translations
See also
- interpolish
- polish off
- polish up, polish up on
Further reading
- polish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- polish in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- polish at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Hislop, philos
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starost
English
Etymology
Polish starosta
Noun
starost (plural starosts)
- (historical) A Polish nobleman who possessed a starosty.
Anagrams
- stators
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?starost]
Noun
starost f
- concern, worry, anxiety
- sorrow
Declension
Related terms
- d?lat starosti
- starat
- starosta m
See also
- radost f
Further reading
- starost in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- starost in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *starost?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stâro?st/
- Hyphenation: sta?rost
Noun
st?r?st f (Cyrillic spelling ?????????)
- age
- old age
Declension
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *starost?. Equivalent to st?r +? -ost.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stà?r?st/, /staró?st/
Noun
stárost or star??st f
- old age
Inflection
Further reading
- “starost”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
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